Riccordia
rick-OR-dee-uh
Genus
Ricord's [coral] — a genus of Caribbean disc corals named in honour of a person surnamed Ricord
Literally: Of (or pertaining to) Ricord; Ricord's [creature]
| Part | Meaning | Language | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riccord- | Honouring a person named Ricord (most likely Philippe Ricord, 1800–1889, French-American physician and naturalist, or Alexandre Ricord, 19th-century naturalist) | Proper name (French/Hispanic personal surname) (Ricord / Riccord) | The doubled 'c' in Riccordia is a frequent orthographic variant seen when Latinising names that contain 'Ricord'; the stem simply carries the surname |
| -ia | Nominal suffix used to form genus names and place names, often meaning 'things pertaining to' or simply Latinising a proper name | Latin / New Latin | Standard New Latin genus-forming suffix; makes the word a feminine noun of the first declension |
Riccordia is a monomial genus name formed by attaching the New Latin suffix -ia to the personal surname Ricord (spelled with doubled c). It is a feminine singular noun in the nominative case, following the standard zoological/botanical convention of honouring a person by suffixing -ia to their name. There is no specific epithet in the user's input; the name stands alone at genus rank.
Pronunciation
- rick-OR-dee-uh Antepenult rule: the penult syllable '-di-' contains a short vowel followed by only one consonant before the final vowel, so stress falls on the antepenult '-or-'; however with four syllables (ric-cor-di-a) the penult is '-di-' and the antepenult is '-cor-', which bears the stress. The penult vowel 'i' is short and followed by a single consonant then the vowel 'a', giving antepenult stress on '-COR-'.
Commonly: rick-OR-dee-uh (common usage matches the classical pronunciation)
Other readings
Some sources spell the genus Ricordea (single c), honouring the same person; Riccordia (double c) is the accepted current spelling for the Caribbean disc-coral genus (family Ricordeidae).
Ricord / Riccord is a proper name and is not found in the roots dictionary; identification is based on historical taxonomic literature (high confidence). The -ia suffix entry was confirmed via the dictionary tool. The genus Riccordia (family Ricordeidae) contains Caribbean mushroom/disc corals formerly placed in Ricordea; the doubled 'c' distinguishes it from the Indo-Pacific genus Ricordea. No OCR corrections were needed.